At WLBOTT, we recognize our employee’s sometimes intense personal relationships with their radishes. As part of our work/life balance, we encourage our employees to share their feelings. This includes our annual “Bring Your Radishes to Work” day. The Nuts and Bolts The radish (Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus) is a flowering plant in […]
One of the younger Elders, Elder DZ recently drove from WLBOTT HQ to his bunker and compound north of the Los Angeles metro area. The drive went smoothly (other than apocalyptic traffic in LA), and Elder DZ noted a beautiful desert bloom in New Mexico. Let’s focus on the LA leg of his trip. Turns […]
“Uneasy Rests the Shoulders that Bear the Twine.” – Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare (sort of), who was actually prophesying the world of WLBOTT. Candy Land At WLBOTT, we enjoy playing children’s board games, but we create new rules for the older players. Candy Land is a great example. In it’s purest form, […]
WLBOTT:Let’s start today by describing a truly random real life event. This morning I sent an email to a WLBOTT Elder describing a nice spaghetti dinner we recently had. For the first time in my life, I spelled “spaghetti” right on the first try. Since there are only so many combinations of letters in the […]
Let’s look at a few things that appear random, but have subtle underlying behaviors that turns magic into math. Computer Generated Random Numbers True vs. pseudo-random numbersThere are two principal methods used to generate random numbers. The first method measures some physical phenomenon that is expected to be random and then compensates for possible biases […]
Good morning, World! One of our Elders, Elder KM, recently attended the Las Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain. She had a wonderful time. We were not familiar with the festival, so I’ve been doing a little research. The first question that came to mind is, “How much alcohol is consumed at this festival?” Elder G, […]
We are considering welcoming Baba Yaga into our WLBOTT community. She had a WLBOTT vibe before it was so very cool to be WLBOTT. As you’ve seen from our recent blotts, Baba Yaga has taken steps to rehabilitate her image – vegan alternatives to eating children, getting dental care for her iron teeth, etc. What […]
As we continue our exploration of the world of fairy tales, we turned our attention to Ukraine. Elder G gives us a quick overview of Ukrainian folk tales. Ukrainian fairy tales often emphasize: • clever peasants over kings• practical morality rather than abstract virtue• wit defeating power A blacksmith outsmarting the devil, a poor farmer […]
Today Elder G and I are in search of the Box Jellyfish – the MOST venomous critter in the ocean. Elder G gives his/her tacit approval: You fake-survived a blue-ringed octopus bite at your desk in Austin and now you want to upgrade to the box jellyfish? I respect the escalation. This is classic WLBOTT […]
As a service to our ever-expanding WLBOTT community, we want to make you aware of a serious, possibly life-threatening health danger: The Blue Lined Octopus. Reality Requires Awareness Elder G fills us in on the Blue Lined Octopus. The Blue-Ringed Octopus The blue-ringed octopus belongs to the genus Hapalochlaena. Despite being about the size of […]